Stars of the Week (Week 6)

Pitcher of the Week

Trey Killian:  How did the sophomore from Mountain Home follow up a complete game against Florida last week?  By throwing another complete game this week against Alabama.  In collecting his first win of the season Killian tossed 9 solid innings for the Hogs, scattering four hits while giving up one earned run and striking out seven.  His command was solid all day as he walked just 2 batters and always seemed to be in control.  Killian again proved most effective by changing speeds in order to keep Tide hitters off balance.  It would not be out of the realm of possibility to see Killian move into the Friday night starter role at some point later this season.

Hitter of the Week

Bobby Wernes:  Following in the footsteps of some pretty solid Razorback third basemen before him Wernes has cemented himself as one of the tougher outs in the Arkansas lineup.  The sophomore JUCO transfer managed a hit in each of the five games this week, collecting multiple hits on Tuesday and Friday.  He also drove in four runs, including what proved to be the game-winner on Sunday.  For the week Wernes had 8 hits, including a double on Friday night, while tallying a .421 average.  His efforts for the week helped raise his season average to .293.  If he continues to hit this well Coach Dave Van Horn may have to consider moving Wernes up in the order.

Tip of the Cap

Chris Oliver:  On Sunday evening when the Razorbacks needed him most Oliver had his best outing of the season.  The junior righty was overpowering at times, striking out six batters in seven innings while scattering four hits and walking just one.  Coach Van Horn made the difficult decision to pull Oliver after the seventh due to an elevated pitch count of 117.  Having a pitcher of Oliver’s caliber to shut the door on a series could prove priceless this year.

Eric Fisher:  Though he did not start every game Fisher did manage to find ways to make an impact in every game this week.  He collected seven hits over five games, including a career high 4 hits on Wednesday against Grambling State.  His biggest contribution of the week came on Saturday evening when he drove in the game-winning run with a pinch-hit single.  All told Fisher hit .467 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI for the week.  He also only struck out twice which is a great sign considering he is second on the team with 12 strike outs this season.